One of the most fascinating elements of golf is the way that its highest highs and its lowest lows are almost always on full display. Players don't wear helmets or uniforms, they don't have teammates beside them, they don't have dugouts or locker rooms to escape into during the game. It's only the player, the camera, and a whole lot of open green space.
Credit Keegan Bradley, then, for opening his heart and his home for a golf story that very well could have remained behind the scenes: the devastation of narrowly missing out on a Ryder Cup slot. Bradley was very much in the mix for the 12th and final slot on the American Ryder Cup team, playing his way all the way into the season-ending Tour Championship.
Where you really start to feel bad for Bradley, though, is in the story of how he got the call. American captain Zach Johnson texted the candidates on Sunday night to let them know he'd be calling Monday morning. And that morning is where the real heartbreak began. Netflix is in the process of filming the second season of Full Swing, its documentary series. That was enough to let Bradley's mind wander."
The phone rang, Bradley picked it up, and knew instantly from the tone of Johnson's voice what the verdict was. And the cameras were running the entire time.